[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR223.193]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 223_SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER
--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart F_The Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 
                              1990 Program
 
Sec. 223.193  Procedures for reporting acquisition and disposition 
of unprocessed Federal timber.

    (a) Annual report. Each person who directly or indirectly acquires 
or possesses unprocessed timber originating from National Forest System 
lands located west of the 100th meridian in the 48 contiguous States 
shall submit an annual report on a form provided by the Forest Service 
on the acquisition and disposition of such timber. Such report shall be 
on a calendar year basis and shall be sent to the Regional Forester, or 
other official to whom such authority is delegated, who administers the 
National Forest System lands from which the majority of timber 
originated, not later than March 1 of each year, beginning March 1, 
1997. The form shall include:
    (1) A summary for the calendar year listing, by company, from whom 
the timber was acquired; the date of acquisition; the origin of National 
Forest System timber acquired; the sale name; the contract number(s); 
brand registration number(s) of brands registered by a state or agency 
or a pictorial representation of sale brand(s) if brands not registered 
by a state or agency; to whom the timber was sold, transferred or 
otherwise conveyed to

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another person; and the date of disposal;
    (2) An accounting by origin, in net board feet Scribner or cubic 
feet, of the volume of National Forest System timber acquired, the 
volume domestically processed by the purchaser or affiliates, and the 
volume sold or transferred for domestic processing;
    (3) The volume by species of National Forest System surplus species 
timber acquired and exported or sold for export;
    (4) The volume (MBF Net Scribner or cubic) of the unprocessed timber 
originating from private lands west of the 100th meridian in the 
contiguous 48 States that was exported, and
    (5) A certificate stating that:
    (i) The certifier has read and understands the form;
    (ii) The certifier is eligible to acquire unprocessed timber 
originating from Federal lands in accordance with the Act;
    (iii) The information supplied is a true, accurate, current, and 
complete statement of the receipt and disposition of unprocessed timber 
originating from National Forest System lands to the best of the 
certifier's knowledge;
    (iv) The certifier agrees to retain a copy of the form and records 
of all transactions involving unprocessed Federal timber and to make 
such records available for inspection upon request of an authorized 
official of the United States for three (3) years from the date of 
disposal by manufacture or transfer; and
    (v) The certifier acknowledges that failure to report completely and 
accurately the receipt and disposition of timber will subject the 
certifier to the penalties and remedies in the Act and the penalties in 
the False Statements Act (18 U.S.C. 1001).
    (6) The information provided is presumed to be not confidential, 
unless specifically marked confidential, in which case confidentiality 
will be evaluated under applicable laws.
    (b) Transfer of unprocessed National Forest System timber. Each 
person who transfers to another person unprocessed timber originating 
from National Forest System lands shall undertake the following:
    (1) Before completing such transfer, provide to such other person a 
written notice of origin, species, estimated volume or actual volume if 
the transfer is based on log scale volume, from whom acquired, sale 
name, contract number, and log brand of unprocessed National Forest 
System timber being transferred on a form provided by the Forest 
Service;
    (2) Before completing such transfer, certify that the information 
supplied is a true, accurate, current, and complete statement to the 
best of his or her knowledge. As part of the certification, the 
certifier shall:
    (i) Agree to send a signed copy of the form required in paragraph 
(b)(1) of this section within 10 calendar days of such transfer, which 
shall include all notices, acknowledgments, and agreements, required by 
this section, to the appropriate Regional Forester who administers the 
National Forest System lands from which this timber originates, or other 
official to whom such authority is delegated, and to retain a copy for 
the certifier's records;
    (ii) Acknowledge that the transfer of unprocessed Federal timber to 
a person for export or to a person who may not purchase timber directly 
from the Federal government is a violation of the Act;
    (iii) Agree to obtain full completed notice of origin form from the 
transferee;
    (iv) Agree to retain records of all transactions involving 
unprocessed Federal timber for a period of three (3) years from the date 
of transfer and to make all records involving log transactions available 
to an appropriate Federal official upon request. Records include all 
forms and certificates required by these regulations;
    (v) Acknowledge that failure to report completely and accurately the 
receipt and disposition and/or transfer of unprocessed National Forest 
System timber will subject the certifier to the penalties and remedies 
in the Act (16 U.S.C. 620, et seq.) and the penalties in the False 
Statements Act (18 U.S.C. 1001); and
    (vi) Certify that he or she has read and understands the form.
    (3) Before completing such transfer, obtain from the person 
acquiring such

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timber on the same form provided by the Forest Service.
    (i) An agreement to retain for a period of three (3) years from date 
of transfer the records of all sales, exchanges, or other disposition of 
such timber, and make such records available for inspection upon the 
request of an authorized official of the United States;
    (ii) An agreement to allow Federal officials access to log storage 
and processing facilities for the purpose of monitoring compliance with 
the Act and implementing regulations;
    (iii) An agreement to maintain and/or replace all brands and paint 
identifying the Federal origin of each piece of unprocessed Federal 
timber as described in Sec. 223.195;
    (iv) An agreement to submit, by March 1, the annual report required 
in Sec. 223.193(a);
    (v) An agreement to submit a completed notice of origin form for the 
Federal timber received and to receive an agreement to comply with the 
Act and regulations in such form if the person transfers any or all of 
the timber listed in the document;
    (vi) An acknowledgment of the prohibition against acquiring 
unprocessed Federal timber from a person who is prohibited by the Act 
from purchasing the timber directly from the United States;
    (vii) An acknowledgment of the prohibitions against exporting 
unprocessed Federal timber and against acquiring such timber in 
substitution for unprocessed private timber west of the 100th meridian 
in the contiguous 48 States;
    (viii) A declaration of its business size and manufacturing 
classification, as defined under the Small Business Administration 
Regulations at 13 CFR part 121; and
    (ix) A certificate stating that the certifier has read and 
understands the form; is eligible to acquire unprocessed timber 
originating from Federal lands in accordance with the Act; has been 
notified that some or all of the unprocessed timber included in this 
transfer is subject to export and substitution restrictions; supplied 
information is a true, accurate, current, and complete statement of the 
receipt and disposition of the unprocessed timber originating from 
National Forest System lands to the best of the certifier's knowledge; 
and acknowledges that failure to report completely and accurately the 
transfer of unprocessed Federal timber will subject the certifier to the 
penalties and remedies in the Act (16 U.S.C. 620, et seq.) and the 
penalties in the False Statements Act (18 U.S.C. 1001). The information 
provided is presumed to be not confidential, unless specifically marked 
confidential, in which case confidentiality will be evaluated under 
applicable laws.
    (4) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who transfers 
unprocessed Federal timber to another person and meets all notice, 
certification, acknowledgment, reporting and record keeping requirements 
contained in this section shall be relieved from further liability for 
such timber pursuant to the Act.